What I Am Reading
Wednesday, May 17, 2023
Markets
- Stocks Slip, Growth Shares Shrug Off Index LossesWall Street Journal
- Debt-Ceiling Talks Are Already Doing Damage, Wall Street Bosses WarnBloomberg
- Asia-Beating Japan Stocks Seen Rising 10% More on Earnings BoostBloomberg
- OPEC Cut Failed To Lift Oil Prices, But The Year Isn’t Over YetOilPrice.com
- Column: Low US fuel stocks support prices and cracksReuters
Central banks
US I
- Biden's economic strategy is based on a failed modelWashington Examiner
- Debt ceiling: Biden hosts White House meeting to try to prevent defaultCNBC
- Yellen warns US default could trigger recession, 'break' financial marketsReuters
- For Biden, negotiating the debt ceiling may be the safest optionThe Hill
- What Everyone—Except the U.S.—Has Learned About ImmigrationWall Street Journal
US II
- US Retail Sales Increase in Sign of Steady Consumer SpendingBloomberg
- Shoppers Boosted Retail Sales in April, Reversing Two Months of DeclinesWall Street Journal
- Home Depot just forecast weak consumer demand — here’s what that could mean for the rest of the economyCNBC
- Homebuilder sentiment in May pulls out of negative territoryCNBC
- America’s Biggest Source of Jobs Is Cooling OffWall Street Journal
- Connecticut Baby Bond Deal to Give $3200 to Qualifying Kids Born After July 1Bloomberg